The Register's ranking of high schools measures how Orange County's campuses compare with each other, but it does not include continuation, alternative, small enrollment or newer high schools.

We excluded 22 continuation/alternative high schools because they have different focuses, targeted enrollments, unique curricula and other aspects not found at comprehensive high schools. These campuses also often lacked much of the data used to craft the ranking.

Three schools that opened after 2006 were also excluded because they were missing graduation data. And one campus, with fewer than 100 students, was also left out because it, too, did not have several pieces of necessary data.

Although we did not rank any of these schools, we did post the state data they did have available on our site.

Students walk to class between periods at Arnold O. Beckman High School in Irvine. ANA P. GUTIERREZ, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Seniors Brooke Evans and Andy Little work on a project during their Media Arts class at Arnold O. Beckman High School in Irvine. ANA P. GUTIERREZ, FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Osvaldo Diaz, a seventh-grader at Oxford Academy, clowns around at lunch with Alexander Paz, an 11th-grade friend. MICHAEL GOULDING, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Sally Yoo, left, a 10th-grader, shares her lunch break with Christine Carroll at Oxford Academy in Cypress. MICHAEL GOULDING, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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